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Takashi Shimura
- Name: Takashi Shimura
- Birthday: 1905-03-12
- Also known as: Shoji Shimazaki,島崎捷爾
- Place of birth: Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan
- Popularity: 6.542
Biography:
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Takashi Shimura (志村 喬, Shimura Takashi, March 12, 1905 – February 11, 1982) was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 200 films between 1934 and 1981. He appeared in 21 of Akira Kurosawa's 30 films (more than any other actor), including as a lead actor in Drunken Angel (1948), Rashomon (1950), Ikiru (1952) and Seven Samurai (1954).[3] He played Professor Kyohei Yamane in Ishirō Honda's original Godzilla (1954) and its first sequel, Godzilla Raids Again (1955). For his contributions to the arts, the Japanese government decorated Shimura with the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1974 and the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru' as Self | 2002-10-25 |
| Fifth Movement | 1981-09-19 |
| Kagemusha as Taguchi Gyobu | 1980-04-26 |
| An Ocean to Cross as Ryuuson | 1980-01-26 |
| The Revolt | 1980-01-15 |
| Talk of the Town Tora-san as Hiroshi's Father | 1978-12-27 |
| Love and Faith as Sen Rikyu | 1978-06-03 |
| Godzilla as Dr. Yamane | 1977-01-01 |
| Human Revolution II | 1976-06-19 |
| The Bullet Train as JNR President | 1975-07-05 |
| Hadashi no seishun | 1975-04-12 |
| Prophecies of Nostradamus as Pediatrician | 1974-08-03 |
| The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers | 1974-06-01 |
| The Tattooed Hitman as Bukichi Oura | 1974-04-27 |
| Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari | 1973-05-02 |
| Zatoichi's Conspiracy as Sakubei | 1973-04-21 |
| A Yakuza Has His Way | 1972-07-03 |
| Tora-san's Love Call as Hiroshi's father | 1971-12-29 |
| Patience Has An End | 1971-06-25 |
| Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments | 1971-02-25 |
| The Militarists as Takeda | 1970-09-11 |
| House of Gamblers | 1970-03-29 |
| Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers | 1969-11-20 |
| The Magoichi Saga as Magoichi's father | 1969-09-13 |
| It's Tough Being a Man as Hyôichirô Suwa | 1969-08-27 |
| New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2 | 1969-08-13 |
| Kanto Woman Infamy | 1969-05-01 |
| Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo | 1969-03-06 |
| Samurai Banners as Obu Toramasa | 1969-03-01 |
| A Modern Yakuza: The Code of The Lawless | 1969-02-01 |
| New Prison Walls of Abashiri | 1968-12-28 |
| The Day the Sun Rose | 1968-11-23 |
| Woman Gambler and the Nun | 1968-10-30 |
| Zatoichi and the Fugitives as Dr. Junan | 1968-08-10 |
| The Woman Champion | 1968-07-01 |
| The Bride from Hades as Fortune Teller | 1968-06-15 |
| The Drifting Avenger as Ken's Father | 1968-06-14 |
| Industrial Spy as Taizo Matsui | 1968-05-21 |
| The Sands of Kurobe as Ashimura | 1968-03-01 |
| Dorei kōjō | 1968-01-25 |
| Human Torpedoes | 1968-01-03 |
| King of the Gang | 1967-08-25 |
| Japan's Longest Day as Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura | 1967-08-03 |
| When the Cookie Crumbles | 1967-06-09 |
| The Chivalrous Life as Sakamoto | 1967-05-30 |
| Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways | 1967-01-14 |
| No Greater Love | 1966-09-17 |
| The Harbor of No Return as Detective Egusa | 1966-08-13 |
| Greatest Boss of the Showa Era | 1966-05-30 |
| The Protector | 1966-04-13 |
| A Circus Girl | 1966-02-25 |
| Code of Ruffians | 1965-12-04 |
| Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro | 1965-09-18 |
| Frankenstein Conquers the World as Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor | 1965-08-08 |
| The Retreat from Kiska as Military Command president | 1965-07-04 |
| Sanshiro Sugata as Mishima | 1965-05-29 |
| Three Yakuza | 1965-05-22 |
| Red Beard as Tokubei Izumiya | 1965-04-03 |
| Hoodlum Match | 1965-02-13 |
| The Soundless Cry | 1965-01-30 |
| Kwaidan as Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless") | 1965-01-06 |
| Samurai Assassin as Narihisa Ichijō | 1965-01-03 |
| Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster as Dr. Tsukamoto | 1964-12-20 |
| Blood and Diamonds | 1964-07-01 |
| Brand of Evil | 1964-05-29 |
| Life of Hishakaku 3 | 1964-03-01 |
| Vanquished Foes | 1964-01-09 |
| The Image of Mother as Kahei | 1963-12-24 |
| Samurai Pirate as King Raksha | 1963-10-26 |
| The Sun is Calling You | 1963-09-29 |
| The Revenge and the Death | 1963-08-07 |
| Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge | 1963-06-30 |
| High and Low as Chief of Investigation Section | 1963-03-01 |
| Attack Squadron as Admiral | 1963-01-03 |
| Fūryū onsen bantō nikki | 1962-12-16 |
| 47 Ronin as Hyobu Chishaka | 1962-11-03 |
| Lion Festival of Echigo | 1962-09-30 |
| The Whale God as Village elder | 1962-07-15 |
| Yoru no keisha | 1962-06-28 |
| あの空の果てに星はまたたく | 1962-05-20 |
| Gorath as Kensuke Sonoda | 1962-03-21 |
| The Crimson Sky | 1962-03-21 |
| 続サラリーマン清水港 | 1962-03-07 |
| Long Way to Okinawa | 1962-03-07 |
| Sanjuro as Kurofuji | 1962-01-01 |
| Oniisan to oneesan | 1961-12-08 |
| Structure of Hate | 1961-11-12 |
| Different Sons as Hisamitsu Ando | 1961-11-12 |
| Restoration Fire as Yahei | 1961-10-14 |
| Snow in the South Seas | 1961-09-29 |
| Mothra as News Editor | 1961-07-30 |
| Challenge to Live | 1961-06-17 |
| The Gambler's Code as Hacchônawate Tokubei | 1961-06-14 |
| Yojimbo as Tokuemon, sake brewer | 1961-04-25 |
| The Masterless 47 – Part II | 1961-02-25 |
| Daredevil in the Castle as Katagiri | 1961-01-03 |
| The Masterless 47 as Honzo Kadokawa | 1960-12-25 |
| Master Fencer Sees the World | 1960-10-16 |
| The Bad Sleep Well as Administrative Officer Moriyama | 1960-09-19 |
| Life of a Country Doctor | 1960-08-14 |
| Man Against Man as Chotaro Masue | 1960-08-14 |
| The Lovelorn Geisha | 1960-07-12 |
| The Storm of the Pacific as Tosaku | 1960-04-26 |
| Afraid to Die as Gohei Hirayama | 1960-03-22 |
| Princess Sen in Edo as Sadonokami Honda | 1960-01-14 |
| The Prickly Mouthed Geisha as Masagoro | 1959-12-06 |
| The Three Treasures as Elder Kumaso | 1959-11-01 |
| Stop the Old Fox as Ryoan | 1959-09-27 |
| Saga of the Vagabonds as Saemon Toki | 1959-08-09 |
| Gigantis, the Fire Monster as Doctor Yamane | 1959-05-21 |
| A Whistle in My Heart | 1959-03-29 |
| The Story of Iron Arm Inao as Kyusaku Inao | 1959-03-21 |
| The Happy Family | 1959-01-28 |
| Sazae-san's Marriage | 1959-01-09 |
| The Hidden Fortress as General Izumi Nagakura | 1958-12-28 |
| Theater of Life | 1958-11-23 |
| Points and Lines as Kasai | 1958-11-11 |
| Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion as Yasaburô | 1958-10-01 |
| The Sword Knows | 1958-09-03 |
| The Black Hooded Man 5 | 1958-08-20 |
| The Traveling Ruffian | 1958-06-30 |
| The Bride In Uguisu Castle | 1958-06-22 |
| Eight Views of Samurai | 1958-05-27 |
| Fearless Opposition | 1958-05-07 |
| Seven from Edo as Sagamiya | 1958-04-30 |
| The Loyal 47 Ronin as Jûbei Ôtake | 1958-04-01 |
| Mother as Ijûin | 1958-03-05 |
| Shogun's Holiday | 1958-02-12 |
| Man of Thirteen Eyes | 1958-01-15 |
| The Mysterians as Dr. Tanjiro Adachi | 1957-12-28 |
| The Eleventh Hour as Banno | 1957-11-24 |
| A Dangerous Hero | 1957-07-30 |
| Hadaka no Machi | 1957-07-23 |
| Untamed Woman as Owner of the rice mill | 1957-05-28 |
| The Lord Takes a Bride | 1957-04-02 |
| Evening Calm | 1957-04-01 |
| Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean as Dr. Yamane | 1957-03-14 |
| Good Luck to These Two | 1957-02-19 |
| Throne of Blood as Noriyasu Odagura | 1957-01-15 |
| Godzilla, King of the Monsters! as Dr. Yamane | 1956-05-18 |
| Scoundrel | 1956-05-10 |
| Virtue in Spades | 1956-05-03 |
| Tokyo Crime Map | 1956-03-04 |
| The Underworld as Furuya | 1956-02-26 |
| I Saw the Killer as Nagasawa | 1956-01-29 |
| Young Tree as Hanako's Father | 1956-01-22 |
| Three Women Around Yoshinaka | 1956-01-15 |
| Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island as Court official | 1956-01-03 |
| I Live in Fear as Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada | 1955-11-22 |
| To Love and Forgive | 1955-11-08 |
| Ticket to Hell as Insepctor Kasai | 1955-09-28 |
| No Response from Car 33 | 1955-05-31 |
| No Time for Tears as "Sparrows" Coach Shimamura | 1955-05-10 |
| Godzilla Raids Again as Kyohei Yamane-hakase | 1955-04-24 |
| Love Never Fails as Nobuo's father | 1955-04-01 |
| Casebooks of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf | 1955-03-01 |
| A Geisha on Horseback as Kotaro Yamabe | 1954-11-15 |
| Godzilla as Kyohei Yamane | 1954-11-03 |
| 君死に給うことなかれ | 1954-10-20 |
| Mother's First Love | 1954-09-17 |
| 浅草の夜 as Komazo | 1954-07-14 |
| Last of the Wild Ones | 1954-06-08 |
| Seven Samurai as Kambei Shimada | 1954-04-26 |
| Eagle of the Pacific as Colonel A, staff officer of the army | 1953-10-21 |
| The End of the Night | 1953-04-08 |
| Escape Zone | 1953-03-19 |
| The Last Embrace as Watanabe (Nabesan) | 1953-03-11 |
| Fuun Senryobune | 1952-12-16 |
| The Man Who Came to Port as Okabe | 1952-11-27 |
| Ikiru as Kanji Watanabe | 1952-10-09 |
| Beauty and the Thief as Yoshimichi | 1952-09-22 |
| Sword for Hire | 1952-05-22 |
| The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail as Kataoka | 1952-04-24 |
| Foghorn | 1952-03-03 |
| The Skin of the South | 1952-02-28 |
| Vendetta of a Samurai | 1952-01-03 |
| The Life of a Horse Trader as Rokutaro Kosaka | 1951-12-07 |
| The Bitch as Wataru Horie | 1951-08-10 |
| The Blue Pearl as Fujiki | 1951-08-03 |
| The Den of Beasts | 1951-06-08 |
| Stolen Love as Sotaro Munekata | 1951-06-08 |
| The Idiot as Ono, Ayako's father | 1951-05-23 |
| Elegy | 1951-02-22 |
| Beyond Love and Hate | 1951-01-11 |
| Red Peony of Night | 1950-12-08 |
| Rashomon as Woodcutter | 1950-08-26 |
| Jiruba no Tetsu | 1950-08-12 |
| Crazy Uproar | 1950-07-23 |
| The Angry Street | 1950-05-14 |
| Scandal as Attorney Hiruta | 1950-04-26 |
| Sanshiro of Ginza as Daizo Matsubara | 1950-03-30 |
| Street of Violence as Sagawa | 1950-02-26 |
| Spring Snow | 1950-02-26 |
| Devil's Gold | 1950-02-19 |
| Escape from Prison | 1950-01-04 |
| The Elephant Who Waited | 1949-11-20 |
| Stray Dog as Det. Sato | 1949-10-17 |
| Ishimatsu of the Forest | 1949-06-04 |
| A Bullet Hole Underground as Yuuzou Fujimoto | 1949-05-02 |
| The Quiet Duel as Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki | 1949-03-19 |
| Lady From Hell | 1949-03-15 |
| A Woman's Life | 1949-01-25 |
| Goblin Courier | 1949-01-04 |
| Drunken Angel as Sanada | 1948-04-27 |
| A Second Life | 1948-02-03 |
| Actress as Genshirō Kuramoto | 1947-12-29 |
| Spring Awakens as Kenzô Ogura | 1947-11-02 |
| These Foolish Times | 1947-10-12 |
| Snow Trail as Nojiri | 1947-08-05 |
| Chikagai nijuyojikan | 1947-04-29 |
| No Regrets for Our Youth as Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo | 1946-10-29 |
| Eleven High School Girls | 1946-08-21 |
| Lord for a Night | 1946-07-11 |
| Those Who Make Tomorrow as Theatre manager (uncredited) | 1946-05-02 |
| An Enemy of the People | 1946-04-25 |
| Wakare mo tanoshi | 1945-09-13 |
| Three Women of the North | 1945-08-05 |
| To Love and Swear as Murai's father, principle | 1945-07-26 |
| Otome no iru kichi | 1945-04-01 |
| Tokkan ekichô | 1945-03-29 |
| Nichijô no tatakai | 1944-08-03 |
| Sagohei the Three-footer as Yasukichi Ito | 1944-07-06 |
| The Way of Drama | 1944-05-11 |
| The Most Beautiful as Chief Goro Ishida | 1944-04-13 |
| Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron | 1944-03-09 |
| Navy as Takao Mutaguchi | 1943-12-08 |
| Sanshiro Sugata as Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father | 1943-03-25 |
| Mother and Child Grass | 1942-06-04 |
| Last Days of Edo as Enomoto | 1941-11-28 |
| Festival Across the Sea as Oil Seller | 1941-05-04 |
| Phantom Castle | 1940-10-10 |
| Zoku Shimizu Minato | 1940-07-10 |
| Oda Nobunaga | 1940-02-05 |
| Singing Lovebirds as Kyosai Shimura | 1939-12-14 |
| Devoted Servant Naosuke as Tsuda Echizennokami-Sukehiro | 1939-12-07 |
| Shunjû ittôryû | 1939-06-01 |
| Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary | 1938-12-01 |
| Akagaki Genzo as Jozaemon Sakaya | 1938-11-17 |
| Taiko's Rising in the World | 1938-06-17 |
| Chushingura | 1938-03-31 |
| Kurama Tengu | 1938-03-15 |
| The Skull Coin | 1938-01-01 |
| Jiraiya as Gundayû Yao | 1937-12-31 |
| Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba as Takusan | 1937-12-31 |
| Echo of Love | 1937-07-14 |
| Akanishi Kakita as Taranoshin Tsunomata | 1936-06-18 |
| Osaka Elegy as Inspector | 1936-05-28 |
| Chuji for Sale | 1935-02-28 |
